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The Osun State House of Assembly has affirmed that the Senate has no constitutional power to question how Governor Rauf Aregbesola spent the bailout given to the state government by the Federal Government. The state lawmakers made the declaration in a statement made available to newsmen by the Chairman, House…

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has inaugurated A.U.D Government Elementary School in the state capital, Osogbo. The governor, dressed in the school uniform, said the inauguration of schools and other infrastructures are in fulfillment of his administration’s promise to provide functional basic education for pupils. The A.U.D Government Elementary School…

Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, representing Osun West Senatorial District has described the victory of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) at the just concluded Ondo Governorship Election, as a true test of democracy and manifestation of the will of the people. Senator Isiaka Adeleke, in his congratulatory message to the Ondo State…

No fewer than 135 youths have undergone entrepreneurship development training through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Southwest on wealth creation which is implemented by the Africa Leadership Forum (ALF). For four weeks, the participants were exposed to modules such as mindset re-engineering to help them rethink business, money,…

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Sulaimon Lasun Yussuff has congratulated Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), the winner of the just concluded Ondo State governorship election declared by the Independent Electoral Commission. The result of the election which was officially declared by INEC showed that it was a…

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said the Federal Government would hike taxes levied on tobacco products as part of the measures to tackle ailments related to them. He spoke yesterday in Abuja while receiving a coalition of anti-tobacco Civil Societies (CSOs) under the aegis of ‎Campaign for…

A Customary Court in Iwara-Ijesa, Osun State, has dissolved a marriage of 15 years, as husband declared that the half salary he is receiving has affected his ability to meet his financial obligation as the head of the ‎family. The applicant, Mrs Oluitan Folashade, had approached the court for divorce,…

The rector of Osun state polytechnic, Iree, Dr. Olusola Agboola has thanked the governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for helping the institution attain its present enviable stage. He made this known while delivering his speech at the fifth joint convocation of Osun state polytechnic, Iree,  yesterday….

Bowen University, Iwo, will on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 host a lecture on tackling the current economic challenges facing the country. The university’s Faculty of Social and Management Sciences is therefore holding its maiden Faculty Lecture on the topic: The State of the Nigerian Economy: Strategies for Survival A financial…

•Says $400m polio money not stolen •Decries 33% slash in 2016 vote Stressing that the 33 percent cut in the 2016 budget posed serious funding challenge and portrayed Nigeria as a country that pays lip service to serious issues, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has enjoined the National…